Choose the foreign word that can replace the underlined words in the given sentence:
The old stepwell near our village was built around the year 1450.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → circa
In the given sentence, around the year means at about that time, not on a fixed date. The foreign word for it is circa. Example: My great-grandfather moved to Pune around the year 1920.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) inter alia | among other things | The report talks about, inter alia, clean toilets and drinking water. |
| (2) ab initio | from the beginning | The court said the rule had been wrong ab initio, from the very start. |
| (3) circa (answer) | about, around (used before a date or a number) | The museum label says the coin was made circa 300 BCE. |
| (4) de novo | again, starting fresh | The court ordered the case to be heard de novo. |